Caius' gaze shifted between Ranch and the statue.

Even the priests of their Resurrection Church knew that the goddess of fate would never make such an indecent gesture with her middle finger raised.

But the guy who carved this thing in front of him seems to be scolding them on behalf of the goddess, the resurrection church and the branch of extinction!

Caius's fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, making a "click" sound, as if he was measuring, as if judging something.

Ranch stood calmly in place, with no expression on his face, only a smile flashing in his eyes.

Caius's eyebrows were furrowed, and he was puzzled, and his complicated emotions were extremely rare on his usually cold and hard face.

It wasn't until he looked at the young man up close that Caius was sure that the man was as abstract as his work, and it was impossible to tell whether he was simple-minded or bottomless.

Caius hesitated for a moment, stared at the statue, and finally couldn't afford to discard it as a substandard work, and put it on the side of the qualified.

The ownership of these qualified works belongs to him.

It was originally intended to be used as an internal display.

But now he decided to keep the Ranchi stone sculpture in his collection.

This young man was bound to become the most outstanding engraver of the Protos Empire.

At that time, the value of this work will also be immeasurable.

He was convinced that the young man's artistic attainments were far beyond his imagination, and that his own talents were as good as the results of the written examinations.

"You're good."

Caius nodded approvingly, "You've passed." ”

Ranchi smiled, knowing that Caius would not be willing to destroy the work.

He then stepped off the stage and returned to his seat, waiting for the retest to end.

Many candidates who had passed the test had different thoughts and set their eyes on Lan Qi for a while.

Some admire, some were jealous and greedy, and some were like West Germany, who didn't show any thoughts in their hearts, but simply looked at Lanch.

In the corner of the hall, the accumulated scrap fragments resembled a small hill.

The last submitter nervously walked up to Caius, his hands trembling slightly, and the statue of the goddess of fate he was holding seemed to feel his nervousness.

He wouldn't have submitted the half-finished product if it weren't for the lack of time, his face was pale, and his eyes were full of pleading, hoping that Caius would see his thoughts.

Caius's eyes, however, did not seem to like the weakness, and he stared coldly at the submitter before turning his gaze back to the statue.

After a moment, he sighed and shook his head.

Immediately afterward, two tall, heavily armored clerics stepped forward and quickly grabbed the candidate's arms.

"There is no problem with my position! Archpriest of Caius! ”

Struggling and begging for mercy in vain, the last man was dragged out of the hall amid screams.

As the heavy door that led to the middle of nowhere slowly closed, the clock also pointed to half an hour, meaning that half an hour had passed since the hour of the exam.

"Congratulations on successfully passing the interview and re-examination, whether you pass the final assessment or not, you are all qualified to become colleagues of the Annihilation Branch, but those who have achieved excellent results in the final assessment will have the opportunity to be promoted directly from the Bishop of Annihilation."

Caius finally stood up, his gaze swept over the faces of each candidate, and said.

His voice was a little calmer than before, but still intimidating.

The candidates looked at Caius, waiting for him to announce the final assessment.

They know that the final assessment is the most important thing.

Rather than becoming a new priest who can only get the white ordinary [Certificate of Resurrection - Silence], they hope to be quickly promoted to elite priesthood and high priesthood, and be favored by the Bishop of Silence, become a direct soldier, and even go further in the future.

"The final assessment allows me to see your value, and this value is the best feedback of your comprehensive strength."

Caius raised his palm lightly and pointed to the crowd in the audience,

"In one day's time, you can challenge any clergy of the Silent Branch who holds the Blue Precious and above [Proof of Resurrection - Silence], and you can use any means without violating the law, I want to see how much trouble your strategy can cause them."

It is a process of adapting to today's situation and policies.

It is also possible to select the talents they need most in the process of voting for the bishop of the Protos Empire.

If in the environment of the Protos Empire, even the existing elite priests can't cope with it, then it can only be said that it is not the talent they urgently need to find.

"But you also have to choose your opponent carefully and be prepared to be counter-killed."

In the hall, Caius's voice faded and his figure faded into the hallway of the inner hall.

At the same time, the main entrance of the hall opened again, as if to signal that the group of candidates could leave, or that the formal final assessment had begun.

They will have 24 hours to select, investigate opponents, and set up, implement, and complete plans.

“……”

In the hall, the candle flame on the candlestick flickered, casting the shadows of the candidates onto the cold stone wall paintings, forming distorted black shadows, as if the demon was about to escape.

Each crystal of the wrought iron ceiling reflects a faint light, reflecting their different expressions.

While reminiscing about Caius's words.

Gradually, the candidates began to look at each other, and there was no communication between them, but there was a clear understanding in their eyes.

After understanding the rules, they quickly understood one of the most critical things-

Compared to competition, candidates can cooperate with each other.

They can deal with one Elite Cleric together and then go against another.

Perhaps this is what Caius wanted to convey, that the Silent Branch is an organization that focuses on collaborating to hunt down enemies.

However.

One of the more high-profile candidates stood up and stretched hard, then walked out of the hall door with a leisurely turn.

It doesn't seem like I'm going to work with anyone at all.

"Is this guy so proud?"

"I originally wanted to call him and see if I could deal with a high priest."

In the subtle voice of words, Rankie's back slowly disappeared at the end of the hallway.

The only thing like him was Sid, who didn't pay any attention to anyone and left the hall alone.

……

The Temple architecture of the Knights of Silence is grand and mysterious, with towering minarets and frosted walls that glow brightly in the sun.

Ranch stepped out of the main entrance of the Knights of Silence, facing the cold streets of the town.

The cold wind was still blowing.

He walked into the middle of the path, and the sunlight shone down from his left side, causing his shadow to stretch straight to the right of the road.

The town's stone paved road gradually stretched out from the front door of the Temple of the Knights of Annihilation, and the low buildings on both sides of the road were covered in snow-white frost.

After a few street corners, the little black cat in Ranchi's shadow also jumped out again and got into his arms.

"Meow meow! Ranch! You can't get rid of the Silent Branch now! ”

Boss Cat was frightened in the exam room that he barely walked out.

This organization, even if it is not allowed to pass, will destroy people!

At this point, Ranch has to finish the third round no matter what.

"It's all here, and it's definitely going to be over."

Lanki's footsteps did not stop, and he gently touched the little black cat's head and said.

His posture seemed unhurried, his steps were like walking on a soft carpet, and in the wind, the tips of his hair gently caressed his white shirt, making the trim of his waistcoat loom over, and he left the Order of Annihilation as if he had come out of the mud.

He has a clear goal and seems confident in the face of the upcoming assessment.

"You...... So which elite cleric are you going to deal with? What are you going to do in the final assessment? ”

In the Cat Boss's opinion, Ranch is not the type to assassinate people.

He has always been upright and open-minded, but what he insists on saying is more similar to the style of the clergy of the Deceptive Branch.

The two of them rattled together, and it was not difficult to subdue an elite cleric by force, but when it came to doing the trick, it couldn't imagine what Ranch was going to do.

"It's over."

Lanchi said with a smile.

Cat Boss: "??? ”

……

That night, the Protos Empire received a real-name report - Kaius, the archpriest of the Silent Branch, privately possessed the art statue of the Goddess of Fate, and the amount involved was very large, and he was suspected of being a cultist of the Goddess of Fate Church who infiltrated the high-level of the Resurrection Church, and his beliefs were not firm and improper.

Although the Silence Branch held a press conference to clarify at the first time, under the unanimous condemnation and suppression of the Deception Branch and the Mourning Branch, the Silence Branch had no choice but to thoroughly investigate the matter and dismiss Archpriest Caius.

I wrote more than 10,000 words, and the evening burned out

(End of chapter)